Deputy Clinical Director South West Burns Clinical Network
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS10 5NBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Secondment
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
19 October 2026
19 days leftJob description
The South West Burns Clinical Network ensures that everyone with a burn injury receives high-quality, equitable care wherever they live. We: Improve o...
NHS England SW Clinical Networks exist to improve clinical care across the region within their scope of practice. The South West Burns Clinical Network (SWBCN) is hosted by Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and encompasses five designated specialised burn services across five hospitals in the South West of England and South/Mid Wales.
The SWBCN Deputy Clinical Director position is a new role within the Network Management Team. Once appointed you will play a key supportive leadership role, working closely with, and when required deputising for, the Network Clinical Director. The post holder will help to steer the strategic direction of the Network, particularly during times of operational pressure, service demand, or major incident response. In particular, you will provide clinical governance leadership and performance monitoring (peer review) of services within the Network, ensuring consistent, safe and high quality burn care is aligned to national standards, including the NHS Burns Clinical Network Specification (2023) and British Burn Association (BBA) National Standards for Provision of Adult and Paediatric Burn Care (2023)
This role will support the delivery of an annual Network work programme, promoting multidisciplinary involvement, driving quality improvement, and fostering collaborative working across the Network's provider organisations.
This role requires close working with the Network Clinical Director, Network Manager, Network Lead Nurse and Network Allied Health Professional and Quality Improvement Lead. In addition, you will liaise and collaborate with Burn Service Clinical Leads, members of the multidisciplinary burn workforce and commissioners to ensure the smooth, resilient and effective running of the Network.
We are a collaborative, supportive and purpose-driven team who value each other's expertise and enjoy solving problems together. Your ideas and initiative will be welcomed.
You'll have real opportunities to influence system-wide change and develop your strategic experience within a positive, encouraging team.
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Medical Practitioner with current GMC specialist registration
- Educated to degree level in a clinical or scientific discipline
- Specialist training in relevant area
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable: - Leadership or Management training/qualification; - Higher degree MD or PhD
Work Experience
Essential
- Working as a Consultant within a specialist burn service
- Experienced clinician with credibility with clinical and non-clinical professionals
- Experience in senior leadership
- Experience in leading clinical governance, audit, M&M reviews and peer review
- Experience of partnership working and collaboration
Knowledge /Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Clinical Networks
- Knowledge of Network governance, quality assurance and risk management
- Knowledge of Network commissioning processes
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to analyse complex data and information
- Ability to deputise effectively
- Knowledge of National and Regional Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Frameworks related to burns
- Knowledge of National Burns Critical Care Surge and Escalation SOP
Desirable: - Knowledge of service improvement tools
Personal Qualites/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Commitment to high standards of care and patient patient outcomes
- Self-motivated; able to prioritise
- Strong role model and leading by example
- Positive and proactive approach to problem solving
- Ability to work under pressure and constructively challenge
- Ability to act impartially, putting Network wide interests above those of own service when addressing issues or making decisions
- Must be flexible to travel (regionally and nationally)
- Must not be the Clinical or Service Lead for the Burn Service in which you work (if successful in obtaining this post)
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First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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